What "counts" as algebra in the eyes of preservice elementary teachers?

Journal of Mathematical Behavior

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 33-47

  Stephens, Ana C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Algebra; Elementary mathematics; Teacher conceptions

Indexed keywords

EID: 44649194477     PISSN: 07323123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmathb.2007.12.002     Document Type: Article

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